vegan
noun
veg·an
| \ ˈvē-gən
also ˈvā-
also ˈve-jən
or -ˌjan
\
also ˈvā-
also ˈve-jən
or -ˌjan
\
Definition of vegan
: a strict vegetarian who consumes no food (such as meat, eggs, or dairy products) that comes from animals
also
: one who abstains from using animal products (such as leather)
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Other Words from vegan
vegan
adjective
vegan desserts
a vegan restaurant
veganism
\ ˈvē-gə-ˌni-zəm
, ˈvā-gə-
, ˈve-jə-
\
noun
, ˈvā-gə-
, ˈve-jə-
\
noun
Examples of vegan in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Mother has made greens for her son, a vegan, and roast chicken for her husband. — New York Times, "Review: Police Violence Reaches Opera in ‘Blue’," 2 Aug. 2019 Pushkin’s caters to carnivores and vegans, offering separate menus for each. — Los Angeles Times, "Pedal along the American River on a weekend trip to Sacramento," 18 July 2019 Compassionfest 2019, an annual gathering of vegans and animal enthusiasts, is about more than food. — Tyra Mcclung, courant.com, "You don’t have to be vegan to go to Compassionfest 2019, but expect to be surrounded," 16 July 2019 The 14-year-old started selling her vegan, natural candy in 2014. — Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan teen’s sugar-free candy to hit Meijer shelves this month," 11 July 2019 Green Chef’s menus are carefully curated for special dietary preferences, including vegan, keto, vegetarian, omnivore, pescatarian, carnivore, gluten-free, paleo and more. — Jean Chen Smith, Cincinnati.com, "Top 10 summer trends for 2019, from fashion to furniture," 1 July 2019 Her menu has broad dietary diversity: carnivore, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and pescatarian. — Adrienne So, WIRED, "Don't Head into the Remote Wilderness Without This Gear," 24 June 2019 Sally Beauty has added its own private brand of hair color and products from new independent brands such as Good Dye Young, a vegan, cruelty-free color line co-created by Grammy Award winner Hayley Williams and stylist Brian O'Connor. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Shares of Denton-based Sally Beauty slide as Amazon targets its professional salon customers," 24 June 2019 The fast-casual restaurant serves health-conscious Mexican food, including options for vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian and keto diners. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "Pizza, tacos, beer and churros: 17 new restaurants opened in metro Phoenix in May," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vegan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for vegan
vegan
noun
English Language Learners Definition of vegan
: a person who does not eat any food that comes from animals and who often also does not use animal products (such as leather)
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vegan
noun
veg·an
| \ ˈvē-gən; ˈvej-ən
, -ˌan
\
, -ˌan
\
Medical Definition of vegan
: a strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products
Other Words from vegan
vegan
adjective
veganism
\ ˈvē-gə-ˌniz-əm
, ˈvej-ə-
\
noun
, ˈvej-ə-
\
noun
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